We had eight years of Barack Obama depleting our military, ignoring a lot of the threats around the world. Steve Scalise More Quotes by Steve Scalise More Quotes From Steve Scalise If Republicans are going in the wrong direction, I am still willing to stand up against them. Steve Scalise willing republican stills Never give up on something you believe in. Steve Scalise i-never-give-up giving-up believe I've always been a conservative first. Steve Scalise conservative firsts No oyster in the world tastes as good as a Gulf oyster. Steve Scalise oysters taste world You want to prevent war, you talk, talk, but you also have to back it up with actions. Steve Scalise action want war Nuclear-armed Iran ought to be a major concern. And they're moving forward. We have got to roll that back. Steve Scalise nuclear iran moving I made it very clear that I rejected bigotry of all forms. Steve Scalise rejected form made I want to continue doing good work where we can expand opportunities for all Americans. That's what we're fighting for. Steve Scalise fighting want opportunity The President defense is that those things didn't happen. Steve Scalise politics First of all, this is nothing like the Bill Clinton and the Nixon impeachment, both sides got to call witnesses under Bill Clinton and under Nixon. The presidents legal counsel was in the room, able to ask questions to the witnesses. ... In fact, the resolution they just passed in a very partisan way gives the chairman the full discretion to kick the presidents legal counsel out of the room and to veto any witnesses that we would call. That was in the resolution. Steve Scalise politics Whether or not the president submits a formal proposal, he has been having good-faith negotiations and conversations with a number of senators from both parties, i'm not sure ... ultimately if they're going to get an agreement, but they are having some good-faith negotiations. Steve Scalise politics We're not going there. Steve Scalise politics Making the current system work better while protecting the rights of law-abiding citizens. That's where the focus needs to be. Steve Scalise politics We don't want to see it escalate to where it is a military operation. Steve Scalise top-news More than six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust ; there is nothing' calming' about that fact. Steve Scalise politics There is no justification for the twisted and disgusting comments made by Rashida Tlaib just days after the annual Day of Holocaust Remembrance, more than 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust ; there is nothing' calming' about that fact. Steve Scalise politics With her background as majority whip in West Virginia, she was the perfect person to add on to the whip team. Steve Scalise us-news The reports that there will be no new indictments confirm what we've known all along: there was never any collusion with Russia. The only collusion was between Democrats and many in the media who peddled this lie because they continue to refuse to accept the results of the 2016 election. Steve Scalise top-news Steve King comments about Hurricane Katrina victims are absurd and offensive, and are a complete contradiction to the strength and resilience the people of New Orleans demonstrated to the entire nation in the wake of the total devastation they experienced. Steve Scalise top-news This bill takes a bipartisan approach to re-opening the closed portions of the federal government. It pairs the border security investment that our nation needs with additional immigration measures that both Democrat and Republican members of Congress believe are necessary. Unlike the bills that have come from the House over the past few weeks, this proposal could actually resolve this impasse. It has the full support of The President and could be signed into law to quickly reopen the government. the time for political games has long passed. Democrats must put their personal dislike of The President aside, end their obstruction, and finally come to the negotiating table. Its time Democrats do what is right for the functioning and security of our nation and agree to a deal that opens our government, and includes funding for a border wall and other measures to solve this serious immigration crisis at our southern border. Steve Scalise latest-headlines